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Connecting employers to the future of New Brunswick’s workforce

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New Brunswick’s Univ iversity Presid idents Call ll To Action

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Key Elem lements

ELEMENTS RATIONAL

• 1. Creation of New Brunswick Steering

Committee To ensure provincial collaboration across sectors and institutions

• 2. University Coordination Capacity and

Better Inter-Collaboration To develop capacity and expand beyond status quo

• 3. Platform and Data Collection System

To ensure a common platform, data collection, and facilitate engagement

• f students and employers
• 4. Student Funding Model

To support students and expand beyond status quo

• 5. Establish Incentive Fund

To support new community partners and enhance employers’ participation

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What is is Exp xperie ientia ial l Educatio ion?

. . Internship Placement within an organization with staff member designated as mentor. Financial remuneration may be included, or student may earn academic credit or

• ther credential.

Co-op Academic program in which curriculum is designed so that students alternate study and work terms with paid employment and supervision / mentorship Practicum/Clinical Involves practice-based work experience under the supervision of a professional. Can be a stand-alone or course component for which grade or evaluation is

• assigned. May or may not be mandatory

Service Learning Volunteer experience within community based organization in which the student makes a specific contribution to the organization and/or community; normally a course component. Co-curricular This category may include (but is not limited to) elements such as applied research, international experiences, community engaged learning,

• rganized co-curricular learning, or other forms of experiential education

that adhere to the National Society for Experiential Education

* As defined by the Steering Committee

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Why Experiential Education Matters To In Industry ry

• Since the turn of the century, we’ve seen a surge in experiential learning in engineering,

business, and medical science, and as a result general arts students are being left behind.

• One of the quiet crises in our economy is that new Canadians and second generation

Canadians, as well as indigenous peoples, don’t have the necessary social networks to help them get jobs.

• Rightly or wrongly, one’s first big job often depends on who you know. These

groups don’t have parents with contacts – or even social navigation – in business or government or even universities.

• Work placements build networks. It gets students in front of employers. It’s a social

leveler and it exposes students from all backgrounds to the way much of Canada

• perates

Dave McKay, President and CEO of the Royal Bank of Canada: “An agile future through work-integrated learning” 2016

The name and accompanying logos imply motion, with the multi-colour arrow pointing towards a strong brighter future for New Brunswick’s students, businesses, organizations, institutions, and the province as a whole. Different layers in the arrow represent the different levels of engagement that is required by all provincial key stakeholders in order to be successful. Future Ready Wabanaki respects our Indigenous Peoples Wampum are tubular purple and white beads made from shells. ... Belts made of wampum were used to mark agreements between peoples, and are of particular significance with regards to treaties and covenants made between Aboriginal peoples and European colonial powers

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MANDATE

To position New Brunswick as a leader cultivating a sustainable innovative education system responding to the province’s evolving labour market and graduating world class leaders needed for the future world of work.

Identify New Brunswick as the destination place for any student wanting access to the powerful combination of academic and experiential education learning opportunities by providing:

On the job experiences with New Brunswick employers prior to graduation Strengthen job readiness of students related to their field of study Support growth, recruitment and retention with New Brunswick employers

GOAL

GOALS

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Identify New Brunswick as the destination place for any student wanting access to the powerful combination of academic and experiential education learning opportunities by providing:

Opportunities to leverage students contribution to New Brunswick’s workforce while studying Increased employer and student engagement towards the future world of work in New Brunswick Enhance the number of skilled students ready to join the workforce helping New Brunswick employers fill their labour market needs Increase the numbers of students staying and working in NB

GOAL

OBJECTIVES

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MEASURES

 Students - Increase the proportion of students participating in an experiential learning opportunity in NB while studying at one of the four publicly funded universities.  Employers - Increase the number of employers in New Brunswick offering valuable experiential learning

• pportunities.

 Confidence -Increase the level of university student’s confidence to finding sustainable employment in NB.  Employment - Increase the proportion of university graduates that are employed in New Brunswick using the skills gained by accessing an experiential learning opportunity.  Retention -Increase the proportion of university graduates that remain in New Brunswick after graduation.  Retention -Increase the number of New Brunswick employers who have retained skilled employees by

• ffering an experiential learning opportunity.

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PROVINCIA IAL COLLABORATION

STUDENTS EMPLOYERS/COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS GOVERNMENT

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GOALS

Create opportunities for students to work and learn

• utside of the classroom -

building a stronger bridge between academic learning and real world experience.

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Connect students with New Brunswick employers showcasing the

• pportunities that exist

here in New Brunswick.

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• Flexibility. Experiences can

be volunteer, full time

• r part-time, 2 weeks or

2 months, 1 semester or two semesters, evenings

• r weekends etc.

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THE PROCESS

CONTACT CONVERSATION Connect

a Future Ready NB Representative

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an EE lead with a Future Ready NB Representative or an EE lead with qualified university talent

BUILT-IN FLEXIBILITY

Flexible funding designed to remove barriers to work experience.

TRANSPORTATION TRAINING EQUIPMENT SALARY + MORE

S u c c e s s e s t o d a t e

Future Ready NB

• The following analysis includes data from September 2018

and projected data until August 2019.

• By August 2019, through the support of FRNB, 352 new EL
• pportunities will have been created. Efforts to place

students for summer 2019 continue. Therefore, these projected numbers may increase.

• The 352 new EL opportunities represents new partnerships

with 257 employers that will impact 1,000 students across the four institutions.

UNBSJ ‘s Resort Management class went on an overnight trip to the Algonquin Resort in St. Andrews, NB. While there, students met with management for a “management challenge project”. Students have since been working in groups to respond to these

• challenges. Representatives of the Algonquin will visit the final

class when students pitch their final solutions. Through FutureReadyNB, UNB supported students' transportation and overnight accommodations at the resort. One 4th year student said: ‘This trip was perhaps the most interesting part of my university experience thus far… I had an inside look at this industry’.”

SARAH KING DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING UNB

Holly, a STU Gerontology & Native Studies student, is completing an internship at Person Centered Universe. This opportunity has allowed Holy to understand, first- hand about the complex issues surrounding aging, caregiving, and dementia. This placement has been a perfect fit for Holly given her passion and ability to learn about the various approaches to helping aging

• populations. Holly has done such great work, that she

will continue through the summer to keep helping with program and service development.

Person Centred Universe Program and Product Development Intern STU

“Over two days, eight Ecological Literacy students mobilized their knowledge by visiting five New Brunswick ecosystems with their

• professor. While identifying and learning to classify the

characteristics of each of the ecosystems, the students also engaged with woodlot managers and other professionals working towards a sustainable forestry sector in New Brunswick. Through this experience, they gained firsthand insight into a day in the life

• f those working in the environmental management sector.

This for-credit, off-campus-activity offered students the

• pportunity to take what they’ve learned in the classroom and see

how it is applied in a real-world setting.”

KRISTA STEEVES DIRECTOR OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT MTA

WORKFORCE SUMMIT 2020 Nov 12th-13th, 2019 Moncton NB 1st Future Ready NB Gala November 12th 2019 Moncton NB

FutureReadyNB Week

• Nov 18-22nd, 2019: Key stakeholders

participating in activities across the province (universities, schools, community colleges, employers and GNB) to enhance the awareness of FutureReadyNB

• Each stakeholder is responsible for

creating and hosting their own events/activities.

• NB’s Future Skills Centre Regional

Soundings Tour Event –NOV 20th Université de Moncton

Connecting NB to the future world ld of work

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https://www.futurereadynb.ca/

Web Site and Promotional Video

QUESTIONS?

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